The Bucs hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and are strongly considering taking Winston. The trip, which is expected to last today through Wednesday, according to a report from ESPN, will likely go a long way in determining whether Tampa Bay is comfortable making Winston the face of its franchise.

Winston is a special talent at quarterback and exhibited a pro-caliber skill set while at FSU, but he comes with significant baggage. Because of that, Winston’s time in Tampa will primarily be spent with the Glazer family – the Bucs’ owners – according to ESPN.

The visit is considered early by NFL standards, even for a top prospect. Most team visits are not conducted until early April, about a month before the draft. But the Bucs are likely doing a more exhaustive background check on Winston because he is a polarizing and often controversial figure.

FSU's Xavier Rathan-Mayes was named the ACC’s rookie of the week following his 35-point showing against Miami.

The freshman guard scored 30 points within the final five minutes of Wednesday’s 81-77 loss. He followed that performance up with a 12-point outing in an 81-59 loss to Louisville on Saturday.

Rathan-Mayes has been asked to undertake a heavy burden this year, playing a new position (point guard) while becoming the team’s top playmaker after Aaron Thomas was ruled ineligible for the rest of the season.

Being thrust into a larger role than what was expected of him has come with growing pains for Rathan-Mayes and the Seminoles. However, Rathan-Mayes has produced in key spots this season and is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in scoring (14.8 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.1 spg).

Strode wins award, too

FSU’s Billy Strode recorded a save in all four of FSU’s wins this past week, earning him ACC Pitcher of the Week honors.

FSU had another productive Junior Day for the second consecutive weekend. The Seminoles divvied up some offers, landed a commitment and made a strong impression the No. 1 rated wide receiver in the 2016 class on Saturday.

The first offer of the day went out to Daytona Beach Mainland 2017 S Cyrus Fagan, who arrived on campus early in the morning. FSU rounds out a pile of 21 different scholarship offers for the safety.

The Seminoles were able to secure commitment as well and that came from 2015 Army All-American K Kevin Robledo, who was offered a scholarship as a preferred walk-on. Out of Thousand Oaks, California, Robledo looks forward to reuniting with former teammate and current FSU five-star QB commit Malik Henry.

“I just committed to FSU – I’m going to be a Seminole,” Robledo said excitedly. “[Henry and I] have been teammates for the past couple years and now we’re going to continue to be friends. He told me I would love [FSU], and I did. I will call him now.”

It was only one game; a midweek game in the middle of February with a far from permanent lineup at that.

FSU coach Mike Martin is cautious to put too much stock into a single contest, as are his battle-tested veterans. Still, the significance of FSU’s 10-5 victory over Jacksonville on Tuesday is not lost on Martin or his club.

The Seminoles (5-3) received a stellar performance from four true freshmen who combined for 10 of the team’s 11 hits versus Jacksonville. Coming off a series loss to Georgia, it was critical for morale to have a strong showing. More importantly, the timely play from first-year players like SS Taylor Walls, 3B Dylan Busby, 1B Darren Miller and RF Steven Wells gives a glimpse of what this young squad has the potential to be.

“I know me and couple of other freshmen have been working hard to get comfortable,” said Walls, who went 3 of 4 as FSU’s leadoff hitter Tuesday. “Just to step up and make a statement that our other teammates can rely on us and trust us. …It was...

It was a huge day in scholarship offers for Kissimmee Osceola defensive back Carlos Becker as the past two FBS National Champions extended offers.

Becker has been talking to FSU offensive line coach Rick Trickett for awhile and he was waiting for this offer. Trickett came through Wednesday. Then Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford reached out to Becker via Twitter on Wednesday night and the Buckeyes make 14 FBS offers for the Kowboys cornerback.

"Ah, it's OK I guess," said Becker, who kind of shrugged off the news.

But he had to admit, this is big time.

"Yeah, I guess I'm finally one of those guys that people talk about," Becker said.

He said both offers took him by surprise.

"The FSU one, I was shocked ... really, really shocked. I didn't know how to react because it came out of the blue," Becker said. "The Ohio State one, I was talking to the coach for a little bit, texting back and forth through Twitter, and then he just offered me today, so I was pretty excited about that...

Jameis Winston, by most accounts, widely wowed scouts and coaches with his charisma and personality at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The positive reviews did not necessarily surprise FSU coach Jimbo Fisher, who has adamantly defended and backed Winston as his star quarterback drew intense scrutiny the past two seasons.

Once again Fisher praised Winston’s intelligence and leadership ability on the NFL Network Wednesday while explaining why teams should not be concerned with the quarterback’s off-field issues.

"Jameis' problem, if you really research and really get down to the nuts and bolts of what actually went wrong -- with him standing on the table and the crab leg incident -- when you walk out of a place with a deputy sheriff beside you, it was not intent," Fisher told the NFL Network. "It was a mental lapse. What Jameis does, which is very unique and a lot of people follow him -- he was just being a normal student. He was trying to do what the other kids around him were...